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Apply for a License

In order to apply for a license, you must first attend an orientation.
Please call the orientation information telephone number below that is closest to you:

Adult Care

Fresno (559) 243-8742
Los Angeles (323) 981-3970
Oakland (510) 286-0379
Orange (714) 703-2861
Riverside (951) 782-6645
Sacramento (916) 263-4803
San Diego (619) 767-2300

Child Care Centers, Pre-Schools,
And Family Child Care Homes
 

Children's Residential Care

Chico (530) 895-5033
Fresno (559) 243-8742
LA Metro and Tri Coastal Co
-Group Homes (310) 568-1807
-Foster Family Homes (888) 811-1121
-Small Family Homes (310) 568-1807
Orange County (714) 703-2840
Pacific Inland
-Group Homes (951) 320-2026
-Foster Family Homes (951) 320-2026
-Foster Family Agencies (951) 320-2026
Sacramento
-Group Homes (916) 263-4805
-Foster Family Agency (916) 263-4700
-Small Family Homes (916) 263-4700
San Bruno
-Group Homes (408) 324-2126
-Foster Family Homes (408) 324-2126
-Small Family Homes (408) 324-2126
San Diego (619) 767-2300
San Jose (408) 324-2126

Senior Care

Chico (530) 895-5033
Culver City (310) 568-1807
Fresno (559) 243-8742
Orange (714) 703-2856
Rohnert Park (707) 588-5026
Riverside (951) 782-4163
Sacramento (916) 263-4804
San Bruno (650) 266-6815
San Diego (619) 767-2300
San Jose (650) 266-6815
Santa Barbara (805) 682-7647
Stockton (209) 948-3883
Woodland Hills (818) 596-4493